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In the latest developments, the governing body of international cricket, ICC, has announced the T20I team of 2024. The Indian fans would have been happy to see that the skipper of their national team has been elected as the team leader.
Besides Rohit Sharma, there are three other Indian players - Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah. However, the absence of India's number one T20 batter, Suryakumar Yadav and the maverick, Virat Kohli, might dishearten the fans.
Babar Azam has been selected for the T20I team of the year. Some Indian fans might question - why ICC excluded the two stars from their team for this team. In this article, we will take a look at the reason behind the selection -
Virat Kohli's T20I Form In 2024
Virat Kohli played a brilliant knock in the T20 World Cup 2024 final. It was his knock that laid the foundation for the team's competitive total in the summit clash. However, Kohli was not in the best of forms, barring that single inning, especially in the T20Is during the year.
Suryakumar Yadav's T20I Form In 2024
Suryakumar Yadav is one of the most dangerous batters in the T20 format. He has a wide range of shots in his repertoire, which adds to his potency as a batter and striking power. However, 2024 was when nothing significant came of SKY's bat in the T20Is.
| Stats | Virat Kohli | Babar Azam | Suryakumar Yadav |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 24 | 18 |
| Innings | 10 | 23 | 17 |
| Runs | 180 | 738 | 429 |
| Average | 18.00 | 33.54 | 26.81 |
| Strike Rate | 119.20 | 133.21 | 151.59 |
Table - Performance of Virat Kohli, Babar Azam and Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is in 2024
Babar Azam's T20I Form In 2024
Babar Azam has been a solid presence in the batting lineup. If we dive deeper into the numbers, Azam did nothing extraordinary in 2024. But he had a better record than Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav; hence, ICC could have decided to exclude them and keep Babar Azam on the side.
Conclusion
Going by the numbers of the three players in 2024, it looks like ICC made the right decision to exclude the two Indian stars and keep Babar Azam in the side. However, the Azam's performances did not bear fruit for the Pakistan team during the year. On the other, Kohli's knock in the T20 World Cup 2024 final guided the team to a win.
Yes, we can agree that one innings cannot be enough to earn Kohli a place in the side. But given the occasion of the game and the situation when he played it, he could have been considered, especially, when Babar's number were also just average.
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